Stove.



R. K. CLARK.

STOVE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4. 1918.

Patented Nov. 19, 1918..

llhlTThlU ETATE ATEN ROBERT K. CLARK, 0F EVANS'ION, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORTO AMERICAN STOVE COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF NEWJERSEY.

STOVE.

Application filed May 4, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT K. CLARK, a citizen of the United States,residing at tvanston, in the county of Cool: and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Stoves, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying (l ra wing.

This invention relates to improvements in stoves, of that type which areconstructed and adapted to receive as fuel what is commonly referred toas solid alcohol, or canned heat, which contained in a can.

The stove to which my improvement is applied comprises an open endeddrum hav ing suitable siqiporting feet extending from its lower end andangular-shaped arms projectiug from its upper end to support the utensilplaced thereon, the contents of which are to be heated or cooked.

My improvement consists in providing a swinging triangular grid or frameadapted to be swung in position to be supported by the angular top armsfor receiving a cup or other article too small in diameter to besupported by the arms at the upper end of the drum.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view showing thestove with my improvement in position thereon.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view with my improvement shown in solidlines to receive and support a small article or utensil, and swung backand down in dotted lines when a large utensil is being used.

Referring now to the drawings in which similar reference charactersdenote the same parts, 1 is an open ended drum or casing made of sheetmetal. Attached to the inner side of this drum are three members 2,which are preferably formed from folded sheet metal. These members areattached to the drum by means of rivets 3. The lower ends of thesemembers 2 extend below the drum 1 and are formed into angular-shapedsupporting legs 4, which support the drum a suitable distance from thetable or other support upon which the stove is placed.

It is well known that the cans (not shown) containing the solid alcoholor canned heat are provided with external grooves extending upward, andthese Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

Serial No. 232,551.

grooves receive the inwardly bent projections 5, which projectionssupport the can. The can containing the solid alcohol must be insertedinto the stove from its upper end, and as a consequence, the upwardlyproecting supporting arms 6 cannot have their inner ends '7 extendinward beyond the surface of the members 2. Therefore, the angularsupporting arms 6 will not support any article that is smaller indiameter than the can, or properly support any article with a taperedbottom smaller in diameter than the diameter of the can.

My improvement consists in providing a stove with a swinging member 3,which will swing over and rest upon the inwardly extending portions 7 ofthe supporting arms 6. This member 8 is substantially triangular in planview, having one end or apex 9 of the angle enlarged and provided withan opening 10 to receive the inwardly extending end 1' of one of thearms (3. The end 7 which passes through the opening 10 is elongated andextends downwardly and outwardly, as shown at 11, which forms a closedtriangular supporting end for that arm 9. By reason of thisconstruction, the end 9 of the triangular member 8 is connected with itssupporting arm 6 in a manner to prevent its detachment, and to permit itto be swung in a horizontal position, as shown in solid lines in the twofigures of the drawings, to receive and support a small utensil, such asa small cup or other article, such as is frequently used in nurseries.The member 8 will be swung outward and downward to the positions shownin dotted lines Fig. 2, when a large article is in position on thestove. The two other ends 12 of the triangular member 8 are providedwith laterally extending ears 13, which are at opposite sides of theends 7, and hold the triangular member in position against lateralmovement. It will be noticed that the ends 12 are, therefore,substantially of an in. verted U-shape to receive the ends 7 of thesupporting arms 6, and serve to hold the member 8 against any lateraldisplacement or movement when it is in a horizontal position to receiveand support smaller articles or utensils.

Attention is directed to the fact that the fiat end 9 is slightly bentdownward, as shown at 14, so that when its loop is interlocked with theloop of the arm 6, the frame 8 is permitted to rest in the horizontalposition shown, when in use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is 1. in a stove the combination with an open ended drumprovided its upper end with a plurality of upwardly projecting arms, ofa frame having one part swingingly connected with one arm and its freeportion adapted to rest on the other arms.

in a stove the combination of an open ended drum having a plurality ofupwardly projecting arms, of a frame swingingly connected with one ofits arms and th tree portion of the frame interlocking with the otherarms to prevent relative lateral movement between the tree part of theframe and the arms engaged thereby.

3. In a stove the combination of an open ended drum having a pluralityof upwardly projecting arms of an angular frame having one apexswingingly connected with one of the arms and its other apenes providedwith downwardly extending ears interlockinsane-2 ing with the other armsfor the purpose de scribed &. in a stove the combination of an openended drum, having upwardly projecting arms, one of the arms providedwith a loop, an angular frame having one apex provided with an openinginterlocking with the'said loop, and the other apexes provided withdownwardly projecting ears interlocking with the other arms.

5. In a stove, the combination or" an open ended drum, having threeupwardly projecting arms, one of which is provided with a loop, atriangular frame having one apex provided with an opening interlockingwith the said loop and the other apexes provided with downwardlyprojecting ears interlocking with the other arms.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence ortwo witnesses.

ROBERT K. CLARK.

li it-nesses A. l. lVlElLIKAN, O. H. WOLF.

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